sustaining program

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noun

a radio or television program without a commercial sponsor.

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Origin of sustaining program

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words nearby sustaining program

sustained-action tablet, sustained-release, sustained yield, sustainer, sustaining pedal, sustaining program, sustenance, sustentacular, sustentacular cell, sustentaculum, sustentation

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How to use sustaining program in a sentence

She completed a yoga teacher-training program and, in the spring of 2008, went on a retreat in Peru to study with shamans.
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The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.
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In fact, according to F-35 program sources, the next software upgrades are not yet fully defined nor are they fully funded.
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According to the USDA, student participation began to fall, with 1.4 million students opting out of the lunch program entirely.
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But the program is just six weeks long, the Pentagon admitted Monday.
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For in the whole program of peaceful socialism there is nothing wrong at all except one thing.
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She habitually ate chocolates for their sustaining quality; they contained much nutriment in small compass, she said.
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Nor was ever a better presentation made of the essential program of socialism.
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Mildred Wallace, scrutinizing the program, merely drew her wrap closer about her shoulders and sat more erect.
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However, as our line of action had been agreed upon, it was now too late for us to make any change in our part of the program.
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British Dictionary definitions for sustaining program

sustaining program

noun

US and Canadian a television or radio programme promoted by the broadcasting network or station itself and not by a commercial sponsor

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